WEBVTT 00:00:04.350 --> 00:00:07.129 What's going on, Pursuers? Welcome to the Pursuit 00:00:07.129 --> 00:00:09.970 of Calling podcast, where my goal and purpose 00:00:09.970 --> 00:00:12.830 is to provide you with the strategies and tools 00:00:12.830 --> 00:00:16.010 needed to successfully discover and pursue your 00:00:16.010 --> 00:00:19.010 calling. I'm your host, Thomas Carney, and today 00:00:19.010 --> 00:00:22.670 we're talking about the benefits of masterminds. 00:00:30.870 --> 00:00:36.450 Okay, so a little bit ago. I joined a four -week 00:00:36.450 --> 00:00:39.789 mastermind on the 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, 00:00:39.929 --> 00:00:44.810 which is a book written by John Maxwell. And 00:00:44.810 --> 00:00:48.390 this was with the other new members of the Maxwell 00:00:48.390 --> 00:00:52.750 team. It finished right before I went to IMC. 00:00:53.369 --> 00:00:55.950 I think I might have talked about it in a separate 00:00:55.950 --> 00:01:01.520 episode. I'm not positive. This mastermind, honestly, 00:01:01.619 --> 00:01:03.079 was a great experience. And I wanted to make 00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:06.480 an episode explaining it and then explaining 00:01:06.480 --> 00:01:12.079 the benefits of masterminds. So each week in 00:01:12.079 --> 00:01:14.719 this mastermind, before the session, we would 00:01:14.719 --> 00:01:17.620 read a chapter of the book. We then, in the session, 00:01:17.739 --> 00:01:20.260 discuss the topics and how we were applying them 00:01:20.260 --> 00:01:23.219 to our lives. And then we would then discuss 00:01:23.219 --> 00:01:27.340 our shared goals and challenges. in this vulnerable, 00:01:27.620 --> 00:01:31.420 supportive environment. Like everyone, I would 00:01:31.420 --> 00:01:32.980 say not everyone, but a lot of people at some 00:01:32.980 --> 00:01:36.359 point got super vulnerable with each other, with 00:01:36.359 --> 00:01:39.719 the group. And we knew that we could because 00:01:39.719 --> 00:01:43.760 we knew we were all like -minded. So I said in 00:01:43.760 --> 00:01:48.599 a previous episode, I talked about how my excitement 00:01:48.599 --> 00:01:50.980 for IMC, where I was surrounded by like -minded 00:01:50.980 --> 00:01:54.120 people, you know, this Meistermind was no different. 00:01:54.180 --> 00:01:57.010 Everyone had this growth, abundance mindset. 00:01:57.950 --> 00:02:00.090 We were all like -minded. We were all in this 00:02:00.090 --> 00:02:03.129 harmony with each other. We all had shared values. 00:02:03.390 --> 00:02:08.449 I said an abundance mindset. That means we all 00:02:08.449 --> 00:02:11.909 believed in growth, service, and the idea that 00:02:11.909 --> 00:02:17.289 there's always more for us in life. There's the 00:02:17.289 --> 00:02:19.509 abundance, and there's abundance, and then there 00:02:19.509 --> 00:02:26.800 are scarcity mindsets. Scarcity mindsets, like 00:02:26.800 --> 00:02:29.159 scarcity mindset says there's nothing more for 00:02:29.159 --> 00:02:35.099 me, says that it's more afraid of losing what 00:02:35.099 --> 00:02:39.659 you have than gaining new things. So what I really 00:02:39.659 --> 00:02:42.340 loved is that being in that environment where 00:02:42.340 --> 00:02:46.780 everybody had that abundance mindset. So what 00:02:46.780 --> 00:02:48.919 really is a mastermind? Like, what's the point? 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:52.860 I want to say that the term was first coined. 00:02:54.460 --> 00:02:57.860 I think coined in my notes, but it's not actually 00:02:57.860 --> 00:03:01.479 true. Napoleon Hill was not the first one to 00:03:01.479 --> 00:03:05.699 use the term mastermind, but he is the first 00:03:05.699 --> 00:03:10.620 to use it in the way of a collective, what he 00:03:10.620 --> 00:03:13.379 kind of was calling a collective consciousness. 00:03:14.400 --> 00:03:16.860 Now, I know that sounds kind of weird, but hear 00:03:16.860 --> 00:03:20.379 me out. So, in the book Think and Grow Rich, 00:03:20.539 --> 00:03:24.319 he defined it as a coordination of knowledge 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:28.879 and effort of two or more people who work toward 00:03:28.879 --> 00:03:32.060 a definite purpose in a spirit of harmony. There's 00:03:32.060 --> 00:03:34.039 that word harmony again, guys. Focus on that. 00:03:35.950 --> 00:03:41.909 A Maxwell mastermind is similar, but with a focus 00:03:41.909 --> 00:03:45.830 more on personal growth and leadership. The key 00:03:45.830 --> 00:03:47.909 ideas where they're similar is when multiple 00:03:47.909 --> 00:03:51.050 minds come together in harmony and focus on a 00:03:51.050 --> 00:03:54.349 shared topic, growth happens faster and at a 00:03:54.349 --> 00:03:57.030 deeper level than if each person were growing 00:03:57.030 --> 00:04:02.750 alone. Growth is possible on your own, but it's 00:04:02.750 --> 00:04:08.909 much slower. Like, you ever heard the term two 00:04:08.909 --> 00:04:11.870 heads are better than one? You ever wonder why 00:04:11.870 --> 00:04:14.650 that is? Two heads are better than one because 00:04:14.650 --> 00:04:20.009 one person is going to see a... Let's say there's 00:04:20.009 --> 00:04:22.949 a problem that needs solving. One person is going 00:04:22.949 --> 00:04:26.490 to see that problem in a solution from one direction, 00:04:26.629 --> 00:04:28.370 and the other person is going to see it from 00:04:28.370 --> 00:04:33.040 a different direction. Because of... Because 00:04:33.040 --> 00:04:34.879 of the knowledge that these two people have, 00:04:35.180 --> 00:04:38.819 there's two separate sets of knowledge. They're 00:04:38.819 --> 00:04:40.480 not the same people. They don't have the same 00:04:40.480 --> 00:04:42.519 mind. Therefore, they're going to see two different 00:04:42.519 --> 00:04:44.800 things and two different solutions that can then 00:04:44.800 --> 00:04:49.379 create one more well -rounded solution. Does 00:04:49.379 --> 00:04:52.209 that make sense? Then you can apply that to your 00:04:52.209 --> 00:04:54.529 own personal growth or whenever you're around 00:04:54.529 --> 00:04:56.910 other like -minded people who are also focusing 00:04:56.910 --> 00:04:59.610 on growth, you're all going to be focusing on 00:04:59.610 --> 00:05:02.329 the same topic, but seeing it from different 00:05:02.329 --> 00:05:04.970 perspectives. Therefore, whenever you all discuss 00:05:04.970 --> 00:05:07.370 it together, you're going to be able to grow 00:05:07.370 --> 00:05:09.550 from the other person's perspective. And then 00:05:09.550 --> 00:05:16.250 inevitably, there'll be a collective understanding. 00:05:17.500 --> 00:05:19.899 That was then a more well -rounded understanding 00:05:19.899 --> 00:05:24.560 of that particular topic of growth. You might 00:05:24.560 --> 00:05:26.860 have to go back and rewind that and listen to 00:05:26.860 --> 00:05:31.000 that again. But that's exactly what the purpose 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:39.959 of a mastermind is. Another great reason for 00:05:39.959 --> 00:05:42.360 a mastermind is the accountability. And guys, 00:05:42.399 --> 00:05:48.680 it's nuts how... If you've never been held accountable, 00:05:48.879 --> 00:05:51.100 well, I shouldn't say everyone's been held accountable 00:05:51.100 --> 00:05:53.779 in some way, but if you've never been held accountable 00:05:53.779 --> 00:05:56.000 by somebody with a like mind that only wants 00:05:56.000 --> 00:06:01.240 you to succeed, let me tell you about my own 00:06:01.240 --> 00:06:03.100 personal experience with this from this mastermind. 00:06:03.240 --> 00:06:06.899 Our sessions were every Friday at 7 a .m. So 00:06:06.899 --> 00:06:09.639 I knew three things. I knew I had to have the 00:06:09.639 --> 00:06:12.560 chapter read. I knew that I needed to think about 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:16.060 how to apply it to my life. And three, I was 00:06:16.060 --> 00:06:18.240 already putting some principles into action before 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:22.819 we even discussed them because I wanted to be 00:06:22.819 --> 00:06:25.180 able, it's not that I even wanted to like to 00:06:25.180 --> 00:06:27.579 say, hey, look at me, look at what I'm experiencing, 00:06:27.740 --> 00:06:30.639 look at like how I'm, look at me being an overachiever 00:06:30.639 --> 00:06:32.720 and applying these things to my life. I actually 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:35.420 wanted to apply them to my life and then I could 00:06:35.420 --> 00:06:40.060 then share how I was, that it actually works 00:06:40.060 --> 00:06:43.230 and how it was working for me. All right. And 00:06:43.230 --> 00:06:44.769 then other people were doing the same thing. 00:06:44.829 --> 00:06:47.170 They were sharing their understandings, their 00:06:47.170 --> 00:06:50.589 takeaways from the chapters that we were reading. 00:06:51.110 --> 00:06:55.209 And then I got to gain a new understanding. And 00:06:55.209 --> 00:06:57.250 you're always taking notes on these calls, too, 00:06:57.329 --> 00:06:58.529 because there's always good things being said. 00:07:00.589 --> 00:07:04.170 So, you know, these calls, they pushed everyone 00:07:04.170 --> 00:07:06.810 to follow through on their own personal growth. 00:07:07.399 --> 00:07:10.899 So that's why I said earlier, growth is possible 00:07:10.899 --> 00:07:13.360 on your own, but it's much slower. Because if 00:07:13.360 --> 00:07:15.319 you're only doing it by yourself, there's nobody 00:07:15.319 --> 00:07:17.519 there to hold you accountable but yourself. And 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:20.560 whenever you have an external force, something 00:07:20.560 --> 00:07:24.959 external to push you forward and hold you accountable, 00:07:25.459 --> 00:07:28.019 you're much more likely to follow through on 00:07:28.019 --> 00:07:34.449 your goals. Think about that. Then there's the 00:07:34.449 --> 00:07:38.649 whole, I said it multiple times, community and 00:07:38.649 --> 00:07:42.670 harmony, community of like -minded people. This 00:07:42.670 --> 00:07:47.189 is a supportive community. Growth is more sustainable 00:07:47.189 --> 00:07:49.670 when you have others supporting and they're challenging 00:07:49.670 --> 00:07:54.170 you. A mastermind is not just a space to have 00:07:54.170 --> 00:07:57.589 a conversation about a book or a particular topic. 00:07:58.629 --> 00:08:02.480 It's a safe space. To share goals, challenges, 00:08:02.540 --> 00:08:04.759 and progress. Because when you share your challenges, 00:08:05.019 --> 00:08:07.819 one, other people are going to be able to give 00:08:07.819 --> 00:08:11.360 you advice. And then when you have progress, 00:08:11.620 --> 00:08:14.160 they're going to be able to celebrate you. And 00:08:14.160 --> 00:08:19.339 then that motivates you to then keep pushing 00:08:19.339 --> 00:08:24.439 forward. And then these masterminds, they keep 00:08:24.439 --> 00:08:28.990 you engaged, focused on your growth. And inspired 00:08:28.990 --> 00:08:35.029 by other people's growth. Guys. This. I'm going 00:08:35.029 --> 00:08:36.470 to be honest. This is the second time I recorded 00:08:36.470 --> 00:08:38.190 this episode. Because the first time I just was 00:08:38.190 --> 00:08:40.570 not happy with it. And I wanted you to actually. 00:08:40.769 --> 00:08:44.490 I want you to get. The understanding of what 00:08:44.490 --> 00:08:47.690 a mastermind is. And why it's true. And why it 00:08:47.690 --> 00:08:51.269 truly does benefit. Each individual person. How 00:08:51.269 --> 00:08:57.679 Napoleon Hill put it. This collective. consciousness 00:08:57.679 --> 00:09:02.639 of people focusing on one particular in his case 00:09:02.639 --> 00:09:06.360 focusing on one particular particular goal like 00:09:06.360 --> 00:09:09.279 each individual like each individual contributes 00:09:09.279 --> 00:09:12.200 something different to that quote -unquote collective 00:09:12.200 --> 00:09:14.460 consciousness making this more well -rounded 00:09:14.460 --> 00:09:17.139 idea more well -rounded concepts and solutions 00:09:17.139 --> 00:09:20.840 to a problem more well -rounded um concepts of 00:09:20.840 --> 00:09:23.320 growth in a particular area that you're all focusing 00:09:23.320 --> 00:09:27.139 on together I don't know about you, but I'm getting 00:09:27.139 --> 00:09:30.779 a little excited. So what do you think? Did this 00:09:30.779 --> 00:09:33.179 concept resonate with you? Do you want to join 00:09:33.179 --> 00:09:37.000 a mastermind? I'm going to open one up. I keep 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:38.659 going back. I was going back and forth on this 00:09:38.659 --> 00:09:42.080 between recordings, but I am interested in opening 00:09:42.080 --> 00:09:45.100 one up for five people. So not including myself, 00:09:45.200 --> 00:09:47.980 five other people to join a four week mastermind 00:09:47.980 --> 00:09:50.259 on the 15 valuable laws of growth. So this is 00:09:50.259 --> 00:09:53.899 essentially going to be a mastermind. that i 00:09:53.899 --> 00:09:55.720 was already a part of and i want to be a part 00:09:55.720 --> 00:09:58.139 of again with like with more like -minded people 00:09:58.139 --> 00:10:01.399 this is free again this is free i just want to 00:10:01.399 --> 00:10:04.340 serve so and this is just me i want i'm gonna 00:10:04.340 --> 00:10:07.480 i'm gonna be right alongside with you guys so 00:10:07.480 --> 00:10:10.279 if you were interested in joining i want to gift 00:10:10.279 --> 00:10:13.240 you this mastermind you know what you know what 00:10:13.240 --> 00:10:15.700 i'm gonna hold myself accountable to this this 00:10:15.700 --> 00:10:19.700 is funny um i'm gonna open this up it's a little 00:10:19.700 --> 00:10:22.610 early But because other things going on in my 00:10:22.610 --> 00:10:26.289 life, I'm going to open this up on April 27th. 00:10:26.289 --> 00:10:28.529 That is my birthday. I want to gift this mastermind 00:10:28.529 --> 00:10:33.090 to you on April 27th. That's a Sunday. So maybe 00:10:33.090 --> 00:10:35.950 the 28th. But either way, it's going to be open. 00:10:38.009 --> 00:10:39.590 It's going to be open. It's going to be my gift 00:10:39.590 --> 00:10:42.710 to you. So I'm going to talk about it again in 00:10:42.710 --> 00:10:44.950 other episodes. But get ready for that link to 00:10:44.950 --> 00:10:47.450 come out on April 27th or 28th, whatever comes 00:10:47.450 --> 00:10:52.549 out. And be ready to join. So thank you for listening 00:10:52.549 --> 00:10:54.570 to this episode of The Pursuit of Calling Podcast 00:10:54.570 --> 00:10:57.610 Pursuers. 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